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Two years after Prime Minister Justin invoked the Emergencies Act to crush the Freedom Convoy protest against Covid-19 mandates, Tamara Lich, Chris Barber and others have brought a lawsuit against the Trudeau government for doing so.
Twenty convoy participants have joined the action with lawsuits of $2 million each.
Trudeau announced he would be using the Emergency Act to stifle the trucker protest on Valentine’s Day in 2022.
On Wednesday, lawyer Keith Wilson announced the lawsuits from 20 Freedom Convoy demonstrators.
“BREAKING: On the 2-year anniversary of the Federal Government illegally invoking war measures against its citizens and targeting key protestors in Ottawa by freezing their bank accounts, today Tamara Lich, Chris Barber, Tom Marazzo, Danny Bulford and other protestors who were targeted by Justin Trudeau and Cynthia Freeland have filed lawsuits against the Federal Government. Sec. 24 of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives Canadians the right to sue their government for damages when Charter rights are violated. Doing so affirms the seriousness of respecting Charter rights and is intended to deter future governments from breaching Canadians’ fundamental rights. The lawsuits seek $2 million in damages,” lawyer Keith Wilson posted.
Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley ruled on Jan. 23, 2024 that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was unjustified in invoking the Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy protest and that it was “unreasonable” to do so.
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